Added 5th October 2021
Online Sailing Games and Sailing Simulators
All the best online sailing games and simulators that are currently available – perfect for those times when you can’t get out on the water.
Added 1st October 2021
Choosing Where to Start
Choosing where to start can be crucial to how your race pans out, and three simple questions can help you make the decision. Learn more here…
Added 29th September 2021
Would George Clooney Improve His Sailing Quicker Than You?
Programming by Identity is a simple technique that can be used to improve your sailing dramatically. If you’ll pardon the pun.
Read on here to find out how it could help you.
Added 29th September 2021
Sailing Compasses for Dinghy Racing
Sailing compasses for dinghy racing come in many different forms – here’s how to find the one that is perfect for you and your class of boat.
Added 28th September 2021
Risk Management at the Start
A big part of your race strategy is risk management at the start – what level of risk should you take to get off the line in good shape. Here’s how to figure it out.
Added 27th September 2021
Sailing Fiction
When you can’t be out on the water, it’s good to have a collection of great sailing novels to keep you entertained. Here’s some of the best.
Added 24th September 2021
Know Your Customer
As a sailing club, understanding who your “customer” is can be crucial to gaining long-term members. We need to be clear about who we need to be attractive to, and how we can make our clubs appeal to key people.
Added 23rd September 2021
Stopwatch Nationals
The long drives to regattas used to be pretty painful until a friend invented Stopwatch Nationals – an elegantly simple sailing game that is incredibly addictive.
Added 22nd September 2021
Sailing Watches
I’ve been through a few sailing watches in my time. I have a habit of dropping them off the side of my boat, leaving them in changing rooms, forgetting where I’ve left them over the winter, having other people drop them off pontoons, and so on. Thanks to all these reasons, I’ve a fair amount of experience of different types of sailing watches.
Here’s some things to look out for
Added 21st September 2021
Starting Strategy
Having a sound strategy for your start is important, as it gives you a clear idea as to what you are trying to achieve and why, and helps you prioritise what is most important to achieve if you can’t have it all your own way. Your strategy will revolve around several key aspects: